B

Chorus 1

Gm I shot the sheriff,
Cm But I didn't shoot no Gmdeputy, oh no! Oh!
Gm I shot the sheriff,
Cm But I didn't shoot no Gmdeputy. Ooh, ooh, oo-ooh.

Verse 1

E♭ All a-Dm7round in Gmmy home town,
They're E♭tryin' to Dm7track me Gmdown;
E♭ They say they Dm7want to bring me in Gmguilty,
For the E♭killing of a Dm7depu-Gmty,
For the E♭life of a Dm7dep-Gmuty. But I say...

Chorus 2

Gm I shot the sheriff,
Cm But I swear it was in Gmself-defence. (Oh, no! Yeah!)
I say; GmI shot the sheriff, oh CmLord!
And they say it is a Gmcapital offence. Yeah!

Verse 2

E♭ Sheriff Dm7John Brown always Gmhated me,
For E♭what...Dm7 I don't Gmknow.
Every E♭time I Dm7plant a Gmseed,
He said E♭kill it be-Dm7fore it Gmgrow,
He said E♭kill them be-Dm7fore they Gmgrow. And so, and so...

Chorus 3

Gm I shot the sheriff,
Cm But I swear it was in Gmself-defence. I say;
Gm I shot the sheriff,
Cm But I swear it was in Gmself-defence. (Yeah!)

Verse 3

E♭ Freedom came my Dm7way one Gmday,
And I E♭started,Dm7 out of Gmtown, yeah!
E♭ All of a Dm7sudden I saw GmSheriff John Brown,
E♭ Aiming to Dm7shoot me Gmdown,
So I E♭shot, I Dm7shot, I shot him Gmdown. And I say...